President Taft, who is in the White House, knows better what the virtues of the group of American soldiers on the Hawaiian Islands are, and he also knows what the level of the Chinese Army is. According to the words of the chief of staff of the army, the Chinese army has reached the level of the world's top army, and a simple piece of information means that after joining the army, the Chinese army recruits must undergo two months of recruit training before they are assigned to various combat units. Most of the soldiers on active duty are veterans of the army for three years, and the average number of bullets trained to shoot more than 4,000 rounds per person is above, and the average education level is above primary school, and their elite level even exceeds that of the German army.

And the 25th Division, the main force of Hawaii, most of the soldiers are not familiar with the guns in their hands, and they only train twice a week, how can they resist the tiger and wolf division of the Chinese army!

"Hawaii must not be lost! The security of the homeland is the foundation of the existence of our government, and it is also the basis of the existence of my president. Taft told his staff that he couldn't do anything about it, and that the staff themselves were there to solve the president's problems.

"With all due respect, Your Excellency the President, we are at a disadvantage in terms of troops, weapons, logistics, and no one can guarantee the safety of Hawaii. The Army can't, the Navy can't, the Air Force can't, and even if Hawaii is lost, it's not the end of the world for us in the United States. "The words of the Chief of Staff of the Army, Major General Leonard Wood, have puzzled everyone in the office, and the homeland is threatened, is this not the end of the world? At least it's the end of the president and the cabinet, and the spittle of lawmakers and the people can drown the White House!

Taft didn't hold himself accountable for the rudeness of his staff, he vaguely thought of something, frowned and thought for a while, he really couldn't think of anything that could make him optimistic, so he had to ask: "Major General Wood, why don't you make it clearer?" ”

Compared to Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, whom he admired, President Taft was more than half a step behind, and Major General Wood shook his head in his heart. He had a close friendship with former President Roosevelt, and while serving in the Army, Wood served as a colonel in the First Volunteer Cavalry Regiment commanded by Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War, and was later promoted to governor of Cuba, and then to major general and then commander of the garrison in the Philippines. His promotion was inseparable from President Roosevelt, with whom he still maintains a close correspondence, and after the outbreak of the war, it was a letter from Roosevelt that made Wood understand a lot, and the content of the letter made Wood extremely admired Roosevelt's strategic vision.

Of course, now he can't say that this is Roosevelt's exact words, otherwise he will be immediately expelled from the staff team by Taft: "Your Excellency, the American continent is the richest continent in the world, the United States has the best international environment in the world, and in our more than 100-year history, the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean have become the best barriers for our country to rise safely. Even now, it is not easy for a country's navy to cross the ocean to attack the US mainland, and it is even more incredible for a country's army to want to cross the ocean to attack the United States. ”

"So, our country kept only a strong fleet before the war, and the army had less than ten divisions of standing troops in case of ill-intentioned Mexico. Of course, the losses after the start of the war made us feel the pain personally, and it turned out that the American continent was not such a safe place, and the Chinese fleet and army had the ability to get close to the American mainland and threaten our security. In response, we had to expand our armaments, replenish our navy warships, expand our army, and mobilize factories to produce more weapons. ”

"But will the Chinese Navy be able to break through the defense line on the west coast? We've built a lot of shore fortifications on the West Coast, from Seattle in the north to San Diego in the south, and more than 250 large-caliber shore guns are housed in heavy reinforced concrete fortifications. Anti-aircraft guns and other anti-aircraft weapons produced in the Midwest were also shipped to the west coast, and major cities and strategic points were surrounded by dense anti-aircraft weapons. We have built 14 military airfields there, deployed 250 fighter jets and 60 bombers, and the P02 aircraft produced by the aircraft factory are coming off the production line at a rate of five per day, and this rate is still improving, and the newer fighter P03 will soon pass the test and enter service with the Air Force. ”

"Four of our Army's eight standing divisions are already deployed on the West Coast, and in addition to the Fourth Division, which was captured on the sea, two of the other three divisions are on the Mexican border and one on the West Coast. Seven divisions of the reserve force (National Guard) are on the West Coast, and the recruitment of soldiers is going very smoothly, and the enthusiasm of the American people to participate in the battle is beyond our imagination, and with the help of the propaganda department, the Army has completed the recruitment and reorganization of 12 divisions, and while they are moving to the West Coast, the weapons produced in the military factories are also being transported to the West Coast, and when the 12 new divisions arrive on the West Coast, they can receive weapons and conduct training. In addition to the infantry, 155 tanks have already arrived on the west coast, and their numbers are constantly growing. ”

"Troops and supplies are hitting the west coast, and our country's war strength is rapidly improving, and according to the general staff's predictions, even with the combat strength of the Chinese army, it will take at least one and a half million troops to occupy the west coast. Everyone should pay attention: From the west coast to the east coast of the ocean, how much logistics and transportation capacity is needed to supply more than one million troops? Once the logistics supply of the Chinese army is not smooth, the army on the front line will suffer a huge crisis, and this is the time for them to lose. It is not difficult to do this, changeable weather, typhoons over the oceans, unpredictable seas, harassment by our ship detachments, sneak attacks by submarines, and so on. ”

"It seems to me that we even want the Chinese to land on the west coast of the United States, so that we can fight on our own soil, and with the strong industrial strength and population of the central and eastern regions, we can completely turn the west coast into a quagmire and graveyard for the Chinese army. I can assert that the day China landed on the West Coast was the beginning of our victory! ”

Everyone almost applauded Major General Wood, this is what the world said, such a strategic plan is really wonderful, but the doubts are not without it, it is President Taft.

"What if we can't defeat the Chinese army on the West Coast? What if the day the Chinese army landed on the West Coast was the day our Republicans stepped down? What if I am impeached after the fall of Hawaii? Gentlemen, this is not alarmism, Congress is already very unhappy with our unfavorable situation, and we must think about the political crisis. ”

Wood shrugged, this is not something he has to think about, looking at the US Army, only he Wood can provoke the beams in wartime, even if he is replaced, his position will not change much. Moreover, Roosevelt's communication with himself was only about the war, but there were no political considerations.

No one can help Taft come up with a solution to the crisis, and whether the United States wins or loses, Taft's political career will be greatly challenged by the American people's understanding of the hapless president.

The meeting formulated the next step of the US strategy and arranged for industrial production, technological upgrading, and military expansion, but it did not make any beneficial decisions for Hawaii's military, that is, Hawaii has been essentially abandoned by the Americans. The strategy of exchanging land for time and space has become the only lifeline for the Americans, and they will use this time to frantically expand their army and stimulate the outbreak of war potential, this method is actually the best way to deal with it, in fact, Lu Liang does not plan to enter the United States immediately after taking Hawaii, which is even more difficult than Major General Wood described. I can only watch the Americans hide behind the scenes, which is brought about by the unique surrounding environment and huge industrial strength of the Americans, which can not be changed by one or two battles, and if you want to challenge the United States, you have to deal with this helplessness.

The massive battleships Tarzan and Huashan approached the target island of Kauai, surrounded by small and medium-sized warships composed of destroyers and cruisers, and this detachment was tasked with shelling Kauai in preparation for the landing of the Marines. In fact, there are not many targets available for attack on the island, the most dangerous shore fortifications have been destroyed by aerial bombs dropped by the air force, and the island landing ground has also been filtered by minesweepers, and the two battleships can get close to the target with relative ease, and they are parked at about 8,500 meters southwest of Kauai, which is equivalent to firing on the head of the battleship's main gun.

The reconnaissance information provided by the reconnaissance aircraft allowed the naval staff officers to mark important enemy targets on the map, and the coordinates of barracks, defensive positions, beachhead fortifications, warehouses, etc., were sent to the soldiers in the main gun turrets. The excited soldiers were shaking their heads and trying to calm themselves down, and since the outbreak of the war, aircraft carriers have been in the limelight, and the two battleships that marked the strength of the Chinese Navy have become spectators! How could this be tolerated by the proud battleship soldiers? The task I received today can finally make the main guns work -- although it is an artillery bombardment of land, it is better than nothing, and if this continues, the main guns of battleships will rust!

Trained gunners work together to mechanically deliver heavy high-explosive shells into the main gun, which is then stuffed into a huge cartridge and the bolt closed. Subsequently, the artillery uses the fire control system and advanced sighting equipment to ensure the maximum shooting accuracy of the main gun.

"Boom!" The first shell was fired from the No. 1 turret of the battleship Taishan, and the ****** of the muzzle burst out with great power, and the shock wave pushed the sea water below the muzzle, forming an instantaneous vortex.

According to the comparison of the reconnaissance photos of the Chinese military and the reconnaissance photos of the naval aviation reconnaissance planes, the battleship confirmed most of the military installations and some important hidden targets.

"Tarzan! Your shell did not hit the target, corrected 17 meters to the south! Right! Correction to the south! "A non-commissioned officer of the Chinese Army Artillery School with his face on the scissor gun mirror is guiding the guns on the battleship Taishan to make shooting corrections, and with the help of these observation posts, the accuracy of the battleship Taishan has reached a higher level, which can be described in two words: precision. (To be continued.) )